the president has contempt for romney. and that creates an overblown attack and it does not sound forceful and presidential. it sounds angry. >> in the course of the campaign, we have seen a lot thrown. the narrative has been out at you, then romney may be a felon. he may have killed a woman. he is a liar and now he is full of bull. so that is the messaging. again, the "des moines register" says obama sharpens criticism and talks about the blistering attacks he is unleashing on the campaign trail. compared with more optimistic ronnie. you're going to talk about that next hour. we just mentioned the rolling stone interview. the one where he called governor romney a "bs-er." we'll talk about that, not so much whether it is appropriate, you can make that decision for yourself, but whether it tells us something about where these men believe that they are based on their own internal polls in this race. in the meantime from the president is hitting the campaign trail today. he is in richmond, virginia. they are not conceding vir